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2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay

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The women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 22 and August 23.

Medalists

United States
Debbie Dunn
Allyson Felix
Lashinda Demus
Sanya Richards
Natasha Hastings*
Jessica Beard*	Jamaica
Rosemarie Whyte
Novlene Williams-Mills
Shereefa Lloyd
Shericka Williams
Kaliese Spencer*	Great Britain
Lee McConnell
Christine Ohuruogu
Vicki Barr
Nicola Sanders
Jenny Meadows*

Runners who participated in the heats only and received medals.

**Original medalists Russia forfeited results and medals as a result of disqualification of Kapachinskaya.

Records

Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.

Oceanian Record	AUS
Cathy Freeman, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor, Tamsyn Lewis, Nova Peris	3:23.81	Sydney, Australia	30 September 2000

No new world or championship record was set during this competition.

Qualification standards

Standard
3:31.00

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
August 22, 2009	20:15	Heats
August 23, 2009	17:50	Final

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advance to the final.

Rank	Heat	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
	2	Russia	Natalya Nazarova, Tatyana Firova, Natalya Antyukh, Lyudmila Litvinova	3:23.80	Q, SB
	2	Jamaica	Kaliese Spencer, Shereefa Lloyd, Rosemarie Whyte, Novlene Williams-Mills	3:24.72	Q
	2	Germany	Fabienne Kohlmann, Sorina Nwachukwu, Esther Cremer, Claudia Hoffmann	3:25.08	Q, SB
	2	Great Britain	Nicola Sanders, Vicki Barr, Jenny Meadows, Lee McConnell	3:25.23	q, SB
	2	Cuba	Susana A. Clement, Daisurami Bonne, Zulia Calatayud, Indira Terrero	3:27.36	q, SB
	2	Canada	Esther Akinsulie, Adrienne Power, Jenna Martin, Carline Muir	3:29.17	SB
	1	United States	Debbie Dunn, Natasha Hastings, Jessica Beard, Sanya Richards	3:29.31	Q
	1	Nigeria	Endurance Abinuwa, Muizat Ajoke Odumosu, Josephine Ehigie, Folashade Abugan	3:29.60	Q, SB
	1	France	Virginie Michanol, Aurélie Kamga, Symphora Béhi, Solen Désert-Mariller	3:29.60	Q, SB
10	2	Ukraine	Yuliya Baraley, Tetiana Petlyuk, Anastasiya Rabchenyuk, Antonina Yefremova	3:30.76
11	1	Australia	Pirrenee Steinert, Madeleine Pape, Caitlin Willis-Pincott, Tamsyn Lewis	3:30.80
12	1	Italy	Marta Milani, Daniela Reina, Maria Enrica Spacca, Libania Grenot	3:31.05
13	1	Brazil	Geisa Aparecida Coutinho, Emmilly Pinheiro, Sheila Ferreira, Jailma de Lima	3:31.42
14	2	Japan	Sayaka Aoki, Asami Tanno, Mayu Sato, Satomi Kubokura	3:34.46
15	1	Mexico	Alejandra Cherizola, Nallely Vela, Ruth Grajeda, Karla Dueñas	3:40.03
	1	Bahamas	Sasha Rolle, Shakeitha Henfield, Rashan Brown, Katrina Seymour

Key: DQ = Disqualified, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best

Final

Rank	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
	United States	Debbie Dunn, Allyson Felix, Lashinda Demus, Sanya Richards	3:17.83	WL
	Jamaica	Rosemarie Whyte, Novlene Williams-Mills, Shereefa Lloyd, Shericka Williams	3:21.15	SB
3	Russia	Anastasiya Kapachinskaya, Tatyana Firova, Lyudmila Litvinova, Antonina Krivoshapka	3:21.64	Doping
	Great Britain	Lee McConnell, Christine Ohuruogu, Vicki Barr, Nicola Sanders	3:25.16	SB
4	Germany	Fabienne Kohlmann, Sorina Nwachukwu, Esther Cremer, Claudia Hoffmann	3:27.61
5	Nigeria	Endurance Abinuwa, Muizat Ajoke Odumosu, Josephine Ehigie, Folasade Abugan	3:28.55	SB
6	France	Virginie Michanol, Aurélie Kamga, Symphora Béhi, Solen Désert-Mariller	3:30.16
7	Cuba	Diosmely Peña, Daisurami Bonne, Zulia Calatayud, Indira Terrero	3:36.99

Key: SB = Seasonal best, WL = World leading (in a given season)

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